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{{short description|Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Omkareshwar Jyothirlinga
| image = Omkareshwar Temple 02.jpg
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| caption = Omkareshwar Mahadev Temple
| map_type = India Madhya Pradesh
| map_caption = Location in [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| coordinates = {{coord|22|14|44.1|N|76|09|03.8|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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| country = India
| state = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| district = [[Khandwa]]
| location = [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| deity = Omkareshwar ([[Shiva]])
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| website = {{URL|http://www.shriomkareshwar.org/}}
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{{Saivism}}
'''Omkareshwar''' ([[IAST]]: ''Ōṃkārēśvar'') is a [[Hindu]] [[temple]] dedicated to God [[Shiva]]. It is one of the 12 revered [[Jyotirlinga]] shrines of Shiva. It is on an island called [[Mandhata]] or [[Shivpuri]] in the [[Narmada river]] at [[Khandwa district]] in [[Madhya Pradesh, India]]; the shape of the island is said to be like the [[Devanagari]] [[Om|ॐ]] symbol.

There are two main temples of Lord Shiva here, one to Omkareshwar (whose name means "Lord of ''Omkara'' or the Lord of the ''Om'' sound") located in the island and one to Mamleshwar (whose name means "Immortal Lord" or "lord of the Immortals or Devas") located on the south bank of Narmada River on the mainland.

== Jyotirlinga ==
As per [[Shiva Purana|Shiv Mahapuran]], once [[Brahma]] (the Hindu God of creation) and [[Vishnu]] (the Hindu God of Protection and Care) had an argument in terms of supremacy of creation.<ref name="R.">R. 2003, pp. 92-95</ref> To test them, [[Shiva]] pierced the three worlds as a huge endless pillar of light, the ''jyotirlinga''. Vishnu and Brahma split their ways to downwards and upwards respectively to find the end of the light in either directions. Brahma lied that he found out the end, while Vishnu conceded his defeat. Shiva appeared as the second pillar of light and cursed Brahma that he would have no place in ceremonies while Vishnu would be worshipped until the end of eternity. The ''jyotirlinga'' is the supreme partless reality, out of which Shiva partly appears. The ''jyothirlinga'' shrines, thus are places where Shiva appeared as a fiery column of light.<ref>Eck 1999, p. 107</ref><ref name="Gwynne">See: Gwynne 2008, Section on Char Dham</ref> Originally there were believed to be 64 ''jyothirlingas'' while 12 of them are considered to be very auspicious and holy.<ref name="R." /> Each of the twelve ''jyothirlinga'' sites take the name of the presiding deity – each considered different manifestation of Shiva.<ref name="Lochtefeld">Lochtefeld 2002, pp. 324-325</ref> At all these sites, the primary image is ''[[lingam]]'' representing the beginningless and endless ''[[Stambha]]'' pillar, symbolizing the infinite nature of Shiva.<ref name="Lochtefeld" /><ref name="E. U. Harding">Harding 1998, pp. 158-158</ref><ref name="paris_congress">Vivekananda Vol. 4</ref>

The twelve ''jyothirlingas'' are [[Somnath Temple|Somnath]] in [[Gujarat]], [[Mallikarjuna Swamy|Mallikarjuna]] at [[Srisailam]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakaleswar]] at [[Ujjain]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], Omkareshwar in [[Khandwa]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]] in [[Himalayas]], in Uttrakhand state, [[Bhimashankar Temple|Bhimashankar]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[Kasi Viswanath Temple|Viswanath]] at [[Varanasi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple|Triambakeshwar]] near Nashik in Maharashtra, [[Baidyanath Temple]], [[Deoghar|Deogarh]] in [[Jharkhand]], [[Nageshwar Temple, Dwarka|Nageswar]] at [[Dwarka]] in [[Gujarat]], [[Ramanathaswamy Temple|Rameshwar]] at [[Rameswaram]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Grishneshwar]] near [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra]] in Maharashtra.<ref name="R." /><ref name="Jyoti">Chaturvedi 2006, pp. 58-72</ref>

== Legends and history ==
As per [[Hindu]] legend, Vindya, the deity controlling the Vindyachal mountain range was worshipping Shiva to propitiate himself from the sins committed. He created a sacred geometrical diagram and a [[Lingam]] made of sand and clay. Shiva was pleased with the worship and believed to have appeared in two forms, namely Omkareshwar and Amaleswara. Since the mud mound appeared in the form of [[Om]], the island came to be known as Omkareswar. There is a shrine for [[Parvati]] and [[Ganapati]] in the temple.<ref name="Ram">{{cite book |title=Hindu Pilgrim centres |last=Harshananda |first=Swami |isbn=978-81-7907-053-6 |year=2012 |publisher=Ramakrishna Math |location=Bangalore, India |edition=2nd |pages=98–100}}</ref>

The second story relates to Mandhata and his son's penance. [[King Mandhata]] of [[Ikshvaku]] clan (an ancestor of Lord [[Rama|Ram]]) worshipped Lord [[Shiva]] here until the Lord manifested himself as a Jyotirlinga. Some scholars also narrate the story about Mandhata's sons-Ambarish and [[Muchukunda]], who had practiced severe penance and austerities here and pleased Lord Shiva. Because of this, the mountain is named Mandhata.

The third story from [[Hindu]] scriptures says that once upon a time there was a great war between Devas (gods) and Danavas (demons), in which Danavas won. This was a major setback for Devas and hence Devas prayed to Lord Shiva. Pleased with their prayer, Lord Shiva emerged in the form of Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga and defeated Danavas.

Philosophy of Omkaar - Advait Matt says ''Omkaar'' is composed of two words, ''Om'' (sound) and ''Akaar'' (srishti). Both are one not two since Advait means "not two". Om ''beej mantra'' of ''Srishti'', itself is creator of ''Srishti''.

Adi Shankara's Cave – Omkareshwar is said to be the place where [[Adi Sankara]] met his guru [[Govinda Bhagavatpada]] in a cave. This cave can be found even today just below the Shiva temple where an image of Adi Shankara has been installed.<ref>http://www.columbuslost.com/2015/03/omkareshwar-narmada-yatra.html</ref>

== Location ==
It is situated in the [[Mandhata]] city (also known as Omkareshwar) in [[Khandwa district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in [[India]]. It is about 12 km from [[Mortakka]] in Madhya Pradesh. Omkareshwar is formed by the sacred river Narmada. This is one of the most sacred rivers in India and is now home to one of the world's biggest dam projects. The temple is situated on Mandhata or Shivpuri island on the banks of Narmada and river [[Kaveri River, Madhya Pradesh|Kaveri]] (a tributary of Narmada). The island is 4 KM long and {{convert|2.6|sqkm|sqm|abbr=on}} in area and can be approached by boats and bridge.<ref name="Ram" />

== Gallery ==
[[File:Mamleshwar 093840.jpg|thumb|280x280px|The Mamleshwar Temple]]
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="4">
Mamleshwar Temple 01.jpg|Mamleshwar Temple
Omkareshwar1.jpg|Sculpture at Mamleshwar Temple
Omkareshwar2.jpg|Sculpture at Omkareshwar Temple
Mamleshwar Jyotirlinga.JPG|Mamleshwar Jyotirlinga
Omkareshwar3.jpg|One of the temple shrines
Omkareshwar Palace 02.jpg|Omkareshwar Palace
Gomukh ghat, Omkareshwar 02.jpg|Gomukh ghat
Narmada in Omkareshwar.jpg|View of [[Narmada]]
Shore of Narmada at Omkareshwar.jpg|Omkareshwar temple view
</gallery>

== References ==
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== Notes ==
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* {{Citation |ref=Chaturvedi |last=Chaturvedi |first=Jyoti. |year=2006 |title=Shiv Purana |place=New Delhi |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd |edition=First |isbn=81-7182-721-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bchgql0em9YC&pg=PA58}}
* {{Citation |ref=Eck |last=Eck |first=Diana L. |year=1999 |title=Banaras, city of light |place=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |edition=First |isbn=0-231-11447-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J57C4d8Bv6UC&pg=PA107}}
* {{Citation |ref=Gwynne |last=Gwynne |first=Paul |title=World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction |year=2009 |publisher=Blackwell Publication |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1-4051-6702-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tdsRKc_knZoC&q=jyotirlinga&pg=PT271}}.
* {{cite book |ref=Harding |last=Harding |first=Elizabeth U. |title=Kali: The Black Goddess of Dakshineswar |chapter=God, the Father |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |year=1998 |pages=156–157 |isbn=978-81-208-1450-9}}
* {{Citation |ref=Lochtefeld |last=Lochtefeld |first=James G. |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: A-M |year=2002 |publisher=Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=0-8239-3179-X |page=122 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kl0DYIjUPgC}}
* {{Citation |last=R. |ref=R. |first=Venugopalam |year=2003 |title=Meditation: Any Time Any Where |place=Delhi |publisher=B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd. |edition=First |isbn=81-8056-373-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZtnNw_hiA9oC&q=jyotirlinga&pg=PT113}}
* {{cite book |last=Vivekananda |ref=Vivekananda |first=Swami |title=The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda |chapter=The Paris Congress of the History of Religions |chapter-url=http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/volume_4/translation_prose/the_paris_congress.htm |volume=4}}
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Omkareshwar Temple}}
* [http://www.shriomkareshwar.org/ Official Website]
* [http://goo.gl/maps/EQw8v Google Earth view]

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[[Category:Shiva temples in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Jyotirlingas]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Khandwa district]]

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